Document Type
Working Paper
Date of this Version
10-1-2008
Abstract
Liabilities for pension and retiree health-care benefits provided by U.S. state and local governments are causing concerns for taxpayers and for those holding government bonds. Many question whether the methodology used to calculate these liabilities is appropriate, since the private sector calculates retirement system liabilities using different methods and assumptions. This chapter reviews and critiques current actuarial and accounting standards under which governmental retiree liabilities are calculated and compares and contrasts these standards to those used by private-sector employers.
Working Paper Number
WP2008-22
Copyright/Permission Statement
© 2008 Pension Research Council of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. All rights reserved.
Acknowledgements
Opinions and errors are solely those of the author and not of the institutions with whom the author is affiliated.
Date Posted: 07 August 2019
Comments
The published version of this Working Paper may be found in the 2009 publication: The Future of Public Employee Retirement Systems.